Line-guide for fishing-rods



(No Model.)

J. G. PARKER.

LINE GUIDE FOR FISHING RODS.

No 396,707. Patented Jan. 22, 1889.

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JOEL C. PARKER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

LINE-GUIDE FOR FlSHlNG=-RODS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,707, dated January22, 1889.

Application filed July 9, 1888. Serial No. 279,45- (No model.)

To all whom it 11mg concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL G. PARKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Errand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain .new andi useful Improvements in Lin e-Guides forFish- 1 ing-Rods; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the inven'tiomsuch as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invent-ion relates to improvements in the guides attached tofishing-rods, through which guides the line passes, and which permitsaid line to run freely when wound upon or unwound from the reel.Heretofore such guides have consisted of some form of closed ring oreye, through which the end of the line is passed in attaching said linefor use.

The obj ects of my invention are to provide a guide that will permit theinsertion of the line at any portion of its length and avoid thenecessity of passing its end through the guide; also, to prevent theline from becoming unintentionallydetached from said guide, particularlythe guide at the end of the rod; also, to permit of closer packing whenthe rod is out of use. I accomplish these results by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which" Figures 1 and 2 arerespectively end and side views 031: a portion of a rod having a deviceattached embodying my invention; Figs. 3 and '-.i-., the same having amodified form of guide; Figs. 7 and 8, still another modification,showing different attaching devices for the guide; and Figs 5 and 0, theform of device adapted to the end of the rod.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figures.

A represents the rod.

B represents theline; C, C, C, and D,the various forms of line-gu ides,which consist, essentially, of one or more turns of a spiral coil ofwire, (or other suitable material,) the turns of which are (or willspring) sufficiently open to allow the passage of the line between them,and attached to the rod either by aprolongation of the wire in, linewith the axis of the coil or by a strap passing through the coil, or byany other suitable means.

escape under the end of the other.

Figs. 1 and 2 show a guide consisting of two single coils turned oropen. in opposite diroot-ions and separately attached by n-olongationsof the wire constitutin the coil, which is secured to the red by aseizing, G, of line twine, wire, or other suitable material.

Figs. 2 and 3 represent a guide consisting of a single wire having twoconvol'ntions or turns of the coil, which is attached to the rod in likemanner as before described.

Figs. 7 and 8 represent a modified form consisting of about one andone-half turn of a spiral cell which is bent into a triangular form, oneangle being at or near the middle of the overlapping part of said coiland secured to the rod by a strap, E, passing through the said coil,said strap having a curved part at or near the middle embracing the sideof the triangle opposite the before-described an gle of the coil andsecured to the rod by a seizing, G G. Said strap may be folded uponitself and secured by a single seizing, it desirable.

The guhle attached to the end of the rod is similar to the form C,having the further feature of a prolongation,F, at the opposite end ofthe coil from that attached to the rod, which 'n'olongation is bentbackward near the outside of said coil and substantially parallel withthe axis of the same, tm'minating opposite and at sufficient distancefrom said end to permit the insertion and removal of the line betweenthe same.

The operation of my device is as follows: In the form shown in Figs. 1and 2 the line is inserted by placing any part of the same nearly atright angles to the rod and pressing it through between the coils C (1until in con tact with the rod, then bringing it in line with the same,when it will pass under the free ends of the respective coils and passupward into position within the axis of the same, each coil. operatingto retain the line and prevent its In case of the form shown in Figs. 3and 4: the line is first passed between the coil and the rod, and thenone part is carried into the spiral opening and brought within the coilby a windin g movement, the line following this spiral opening to itsend. Tlhereverse movement is necessary to release the line, firstpassing it under the free end of the coil and then 'following theopening between the coils in the opposite direction. In the case of C"the line is inserted in the same manner as in case of C. By the means ofattachment shown in this case the guide is not as likely to be brokenoff, and will lie down against the rod and permit closer packing of therod when out of use. In the ease of D the process of insertion andremoval of the line is the same as in C, and as when in use the line isfrequently returned alongside the rod the extension F is added toprevent the unintentional passing of the line under the free end of thecoil, the end H of the rod serving as a fender and keeping the lineoutside of and away from the part F when said line chances to be in suchposition that it would otherwise fall between the part F and the coils.

I do not limit myself to the precise forms shown. There may be manymodifications of my invention, the essential feature of which is thatthe guide shall have a lateral opening leading to the gni ding-open ing,through which lateral opening any portion of the line may be passed bya'lateral movement,- substantially as described.

'What I claim and wish to secure is as follows:

1. A line-guide for fishing-rods, having an opening substantiallyparallel to the axis of the rod, and a passage through the side of saidguide not in contact with the rod, through which the line may be broughtwithin the said opening, the sides of said passage being substantiallyparallel. and arranged at an angle to or spirally around the axis ofsaid opening, substantially as described.

2. A line-guide for fishing-rods, consisting of two or more spiral coilsattached to said rod, arranged with the axis of said coils substantiallyparallel to the axis of said rod, and with space between the turns ofsaid coils for insertion of the line, substantially as de scribed.

3. A line-guide for fishing-rods, consisting of a number of turns of aspiral coil, one end of which is prolonged substantially parallel to theaxis of said coil and secured to the rod by a seizing or othersuitablefastening, substantially as described.

I. A line-guide for fishing-rods, consisting of one or more turns of aspiral coil attached at one end to the end of the rod, and having thefree end extended outside of said-coil substz'mtially parallel with theaxis of the same and terminating opposite theend of said rod, andadapted to permit the insertion of the line by passing the same betweenthe re= spective turns of the coil, substantially as described.

5. A lineguide t'or fishing-rods, consisting of substantially one andone-half turn of a spiral coil having substantially a triangular form,one angle thereof being near the middle of the overlapping part of saidcoil and secured to the rod by a strap or other suitable fasteningengaging with the side of the triangle opposite said angle,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOEL C. PARKER.

\Vitnesses:

ALBERT W. BEMIs, LUTHER V. MoULToN.

